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Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

Okay here is my first impression :

Art : The art is already great, and it still the first chapter so there is a room for improvement, I give that as a plus for this new series.

Story : Maybe it is reasonable for the mangaka if he doesn't want to spill too much information about Sensei no Bulge's world in the very first chapter, but like FrostyMouse already said, we need more explanation about how things work in that world. Astro as the main protagonist is a typical shounen character, has a pure heart, funny and sense of responsibility.The setting itself is not unique, alien invasion combined with political situation are just like any other manga premise combined. Also, I haven't seen the long-term goal of the main protagonist (maybe later), but since he already get what could possibly a hero get (power as a king, powerful weapon) it's nice to see how the mangaka will develop the story.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

Personally,I don't mind the 'lack of information'.Just look at Naruto.The chakra-system,the jutsu-system,the ninja-system and the mission-system were explained much later.The first chapter did not inculde any of that. Most new series need at least three chapters to establish the basics of their world.So give it some time and don't judge too early.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

Originally Posted by Googlez_kun

Not sure whether he faked his death or not.It would make sense,since he would be able to escape better as his substitute actually believes the real prince is dead. I do think he probably survived (even though him being dead would be better,I think), but it might not have been planned by him.Just a convenient coincidence.

It seems to convenient that he just dies in the first chapter. I am thinking he will return simply because the ensuing hijinks would be interesting.

Originally Posted by FrostyMouse

It has potential, but I wanted more immediate explanation. I had no idea what the deal with the alien was. I mean, I get the idea that aliens invaded the planet, but that there are still human controlled areas, but the parts lacking were why the alien was there. I know he wanted the Org, but it seems a tad odd that he'd just be allowed in.

What do you mean by allowed in? He was followed by an army, presumably the border guard did not have the strength to prevent his entry. Astro's co-workers even commented on this fact, the author is clearly foreshadowing that there are issues along the borders Astro/Bulge and Tiamat will have to deal with sometime soon.

Originally Posted by Googlez_kun

Personally,I don't mind the 'lack of information'.Just look at Naruto.The chakra-system,the jutsu-system,the ninja-system and the mission-system were explained much later.The first chapter did not inculde any of that. Most new series need at least three chapters to establish the basics of their world.So give it some time and don't judge too early.

It is to be expected. Even for established series there are fans who will not infer anything, they expect the author to spell everything out, not to mention not being willing to allow suspense to be built and the author to develop the story at a reasonable pace.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

It seems to convenient that he just dies in the first chapter. I am thinking he will return simply because the ensuing hijinks would be interesting.

Well, yes, we'll most likely see Bulge again.

Originally Posted by Kaiten

What do you mean by allowed in? He was followed by an army, presumably the border guard did not have the strength to prevent his entry. Astro's co-workers even commented on this fact, the author is clearly foreshadowing that there are issues along the borders Astro/Bulge and Tiamat will have to deal with sometime soon.

Even if the border guards are kind of weak, the alien was allowed to basically march up to the king's castle. That would hint that the country is incredibly weak, as the neighboring army could just march up to the castle; however, the alien says that Astro's country is about as strong as his. Now, that may imply that Tiamat and a few other elites are the only strength that Astro's country was known to possess, but allowing the enemy to march up to your castle is a vast sign of weakness. If Tiamat is as strong as the first chapter makes him out to be, couldn't the border guards have made a call (using technology and/or magic) and requested aid, instead of allowing the alien's forces to march up to the castle, and only then were the King and Tiamat made aware of the situation.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

I kinda agree, the presence of this alien entering as he pleases and making ridiculous demand was the weakest part to me.

Also, in what is the art so different from Zoo ? I find that the character traits are really similar and you recognize that it is the same author almost immediately. And the aliens reminds the humanimals from the zoo.

You can see that most of them are old ones. You know Reborn is near it's ending (don't meaning It'll be tomorrow, of course), Nura is low as To Love-Ru, so could possibly end in any moment, Inumaru is near it's ending too. Lately there have been 4 slots opened: Bakuman, Pakky, St&rs and HxH, and only three series started. Momiji won't last with other two romcoms doing well, so the two series that will last will be PSI and Bulge. PSI being an almost-gag-comedy, like Gintama, filling the Pakky's slot, and Bulge filling the HxH slot perhaps, so you could see even one or two other series starting after summer allowing Bulge to survive.

I think that for now the pace of the series is being great. A chapter that tells you absolutely everything is boring, no suspense, no cliffhanger, no need to keep reading. But with this, all of us want to know how will Astro deal with his kid's problems, how is the weakness of Industria explained, what exactly is the Org, how they will be able to beat the aliens that, obviously, will return to attack them with reinforcements. Can you see it? The author opened a lot of stuff that need to be developed. He has told a nice beginning, a good starting point, but left enough open plots to explain later, allowing him to expand the series almost as much as he wants.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

You can see that most of them are old ones. You know Reborn is near it's ending (don't meaning It'll be tomorrow, of course), Nura is low as To Love-Ru, so could possibly end in any moment, Inumaru is near it's ending too. Lately there have been 4 slots opened: Bakuman, Pakky, St&rs and HxH, and only three series started. Momiji won't last with other two romcoms doing well, so the two series that will last will be PSI and Bulge. PSI being an almost-gag-comedy, like Gintama, filling the Pakky's slot, and Bulge filling the HxH slot perhaps, so you could see even one or two other series starting after summer allowing Bulge to survive.

As stated, Reborn will going to hang around at least 1 year, so it doesn't really count. Nurarihyon will also be hang around for around 1 year to wrap up the story; so these two series will not affect on Bulge (unless Nurarihyon actual move to SQ). As stated HxH's place is absent, but this space possibly left out for HxH's return or space for next new series line-up; so, I don't think that space will affect Bulge either. The series that mostly in danger right now is Magico and Kurogane; so whenever these two series ended, Jump needs new bottom dweller to protect other series. So, Horikoshi have to do really good job to keep Bulge in good ranking; if not, then Bulge will drop to bottom 5.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

Just read the first chapter of Bulge and I see tons of promise.

Of course, a lot is going to depend on where things go from here but this seems like a GREAT starting point. It's got a good hero, a good concept, and good artwork. As long as it can manage to flesh out it's world in the coming chapters and establish a few good supporting characters it seems like the arrow on Bulge is pointing waaay up.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

As stated, Reborn will going to hang around at least 1 year, so it doesn't really count. Nurarihyon will also be hang around for around 1 year to wrap up the story; so these two series will not affect on Bulge (unless Nurarihyon actual move to SQ). As stated HxH's place is absent, but this space possibly left out for HxH's return or space for next new series line-up; so, I don't think that space will affect Bulge either. The series that mostly in danger right now is Magico and Kurogane; so whenever these two series ended, Jump needs new bottom dweller to protect other series. So, Horikoshi have to do really good job to keep Bulge in good ranking; if not, then Bulge will drop to bottom 5.

Thats wishful thinking but I think reborn has five to six months tops, plus I think bulge will do fine I have confidence it will be the next big thing.

Re: [New] Sensei no Bulge by Horikoshi Kouhei

People, whether you liked Oumagadoki or whatever, it's only been one chapter. While I may have trashed Bulge for being uninventive, that was being harsh, and saying that Bulge has amazing promise and is the "next big thing" is also going overboard. The truth is that we need to see more chapters to get a better feeling for the story. It could go up, or it could sink like a lead weight. With Kurogane and Magico struggling at the moment, there's more room and/or time for Bulge to succeed than some other series have gotten lately, but Bulge could stay around, but still be poor. There are always going to be things to love or nitpick about a new series, but until we see more, it's all just thoughts and opinions.

I personally hope both Kurogane and Magico survive, but I highly doubt that that'll happen.